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Best brand of pump Super Unleaded #733688
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As the post says....what is your favorite brand of pump super unleaded? Best brand of pump Super Unleaded

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Shell is my favorite, BP second. I had a car tuned right on the edge of pump gas capability and it ran best with those two.

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Shell is my favorite, BP second. I had a car tuned right on the edge of pump gas capability and it ran best with those two.


I only put shell or chevron in my dart but from what I`ve heard, a lot of the gas comes from the same wells so who really knows. But it makes me feel better buying it from those two stations.


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Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: Thumperdart] #733691
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Best brand of pump Super Unleaded




In my opinion - Exxon (93 here in Texas)

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from what I`ve heard, a lot of the gas comes from the same wells




Crude is (more or less) crude, it has everything to do with the refining.





Really, the fuel probably isnt all that different as long as you stick with a name brand and dont go to a shady, run down looking station. So good luck!

Props for running pump gas, IMO the coolest cars racing today are on pump fuel!

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depends on the additives and how much they use too

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: marvo451] #733693
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With 225 psi cranking compression, I have to get my pump gas at this station. These are the unleaded choices. They even have 110 leaded race fuel at the pump for as cheap as I have found it anywhere.


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Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: jbc426] #733694
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I wish we had those kind of pumps here but the 94 sure is expensive there! We have a 20 cent differance from 87 to 93.

I noticed in my MPG testing that I always got my best MPG useing BP, I don't know why but I could get another 20 miles per tank with BP. We don't have BP here so I tried a bunch of different places with little differance, even the stuff advertised as "no ethanol" and none stuck out to me except the "smiths" gas station here, Some reason it takes about 2 gallons less to fill my dakota or durango, I don't think it is better gas but the calibration of the pumps, I have ran way longer than I ever should after it hits the empty mark and it just won't take as much as it will from the other stations but it goes the same distance before hitting empty.

As for HP or true octane above or below what is on the pump I just don't know.

One more thing to think about when buying fuel is what auto makers dub "Top tier gasolines" they have the most consistantly high detergents in the gasoline. If I remember correctly Shell, exxon, and BP were on there. Top Tier is a special rateing they came out with for fuel makesrs that meet a certain standard for keeping engines clean.


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Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: HotRodDave] #733695
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I would love a lot more choices, but here in the Lone Star State the only choices are 87, 89 and 92 or 93 octane depending on the brand.

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: jbc426] #733696
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98 octane??
That's an 86 octane decal installed upside down.

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: marvo451] #733697
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I've had the best luck with:

1. BP/Amoco 93
2. Mobil 93
3. Shell 93

In that order....meaning I really try to run BP/Amoco all the time if possible, the other two in a pinch.


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I run Sonoco Ultra93, they used to have Ultra94 in my area.


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BP/Amoco 93 for me, but I have topped off with Marathon 93 & Sunoco 93 a couple of times on the way to the track.

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: marvo451] #733700
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As the post says....what is your favorite brand of pump super unleaded? Best brand of pump Super Unleaded



What choices do you have where you live?

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: B5 Bee] #733701
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98 octane??
That's an 86 octane decal installed upside down.



Yah, I saw that too, but this "pump gas" sticker is straight up the coolest of the bunch!...lol


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the whole notion that the gas at different stations is different is almost laughable, at least around here.
we see the trucks/tankers lined up at port everglades with chevron, shell, BP, hess, and no name carriers, etc. and they all fill up from the same hose that comes from the same tank.
all of those companies have different marketing for the same additives. do some real research to confirm this.

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: marvo451] #733703
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so I pulled into a GAS CITY gas station close to RT66 track and guess what I saw...usualy these stations will carry 100 no lead Rocket fuel near their diesel pumps..

but this station had Rocket 111 leaded race fuel!! at the pump!!...so...I'll just take along a 5 gal jug and fill er up...its the only way you can get this stuff(cant fill up your tank)..

its 7 bucks a gal...if I strike it rich I'll get 10gal

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: smokinwoody] #733704
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We only have Exxon, Chevron, Shell and Phillips 66 readily available.

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We only have Exxon, Chevron, Shell and Phillips 66 readily available.



If there really is any difference between them, I'd vote for Shell.

What I run around here (mid Atlantic) is either Sunoco or Shell.

Years ago David Vizard did some comparison of various pump fuels and did find some distinct differences between the brands. However, his info is probably so outdated today that it's not worth digging up for reference.

Re: Best brand of pump Super Unleaded [Re: BradH] #733706
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In California we have 91 as premium. There are none higher. The gas here is formulated to a very strict recipe and there is little to no difference in the brands. And, like Dom said, gas is traded between distributors all of the time.

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With 225 psi cranking compression, I have to get my pump gas at this station. These are the unleaded choices. They even have 110 leaded race fuel at the pump for as cheap as I have found it anywhere.




The station I got this picture of the pumps a few weeks ago is in Northern California's Bayarea. There are also several VP stations and I believe one Chevron station carry 100 octane Unleaded. They all meet the strict California emissions regulations, but of course the 110 octane leaded fuel is for race use only and not legal for street cars.

They are making it more difficult to even buy leaded race fuel here anymore with out giving them lots of personal info and specifying which licenced race car it is going to be used in including when and where.


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